New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
COLD TO THE SOCIALISTS.
TIE UNITED LABOR PARTY CONVENTION.
A "BoUyCIyG COMMITTEES" REPoRT-AGAINsT
PoCKETING RESOLUTIONS
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SYRACUSE, Aug 17.-Henry George and DR.. Nc
GlyDn travelled here from New-York last night in
company with about Que hundred other delegates
IRON NewYork and Brooklyn to the United Labor
convention. As the railway tain speeded across
country however, toward Syracuse the delegates did
not oil sleep peacefully Serglus Schevitch the Rus
sian Socialist who edits The Leader the present
organ of the Socialist Labor party, and seven other
Socialists representing the With, Xth, and PlVth
Assembly Districts of NewYork City, talked social
ism TO the other delegates till the latter looked upon
the doctrine Of the assassination Of bores In favor
able light Henry George the chief victim. Mt.
Schevtoh is tall with large head and looks physi-
caly strong. On the other hand Mr. George 10 slight
and bald, and his right hand has welded pen only
for many years Mr. Schevitch pEshed Mr.. George
metaphorcally into q of the smoking room ot
one OF the sleeping and pummelled him with
rhetorical attack for proposing to exclude the Social
lists IRON the United Labor party. MIR. Georges red
beard wagged up and down he eioquently gave the
reasons Tor excluding the Socialists. The chief
tbs their ideas not those OF Amerl-
can workingmen composing the United Labor party
Mr.. George, furthermore, said that 1t would be highly
impolItic to admit the socialists to The convention,
because the farmers OF the State oud not join any
political party which had them among its active men,
bers. He hoped and all the leaders OF tho United
Labor party hoped that strong organization of tie
United Labor party would be formed in the interior OF
the State among the farmers Now the organization
OF the party confined almost exclusively to the
great cities and large OF the state party to
be successful. hose,er, must include all classe, OF
the population in ITS ranks. Mr.. Schevtch replied
that In his opinion the best place to secure recruits Tor
tue United Labor party among the trade organl-
cations and knights Labor OF the cities, where the
party had origin lted The farmers he believed did
not sympathize with the views expressed in the plat
form of the Cnted Labor party, aud they could not
be induced to svmpathize with 1t and JON It. MT
George still firmly OF the opinion that The Social
haa al nj hat
the United Labor party If the Socialists were driven
out OF it, Thus the two men ended ther discussion
When the railway train reached here this morning
Mr.. SchevItch found that the majority OF the dele
gates TO the convention were as firmly opposed TO
Socialists "a Mr. George had been aud as determined
a. he was TO exclude them ron the convention. John
Nc Mackin. Ia tact. had already Put together
machine and oiled it thoroughly, warranted to eaten
each so ast By the coat collar and ming hm out oil
the door of Alhambra Hall. his bouncing
machine" it was termed had .he hame OF >" JOlht
Committee on the State Convention" 1t was com
posed OF leading delegates o the United Labor party
of New-Yorl and Brooklyn and five members OF the
AntIoyerty Society. The leading members OF tliS
committee were DR.. McGlynn aud Henry George. who
entered upon the duty OF communicating the Social
iss with apparent Joy. Tue committee met III secret
in ths Empire House at % a m, and alter shofs
debate resolved that the Socialists whose seats were
contested snould not he permitted either to speak or
vote IN the convention. The Socialist Delegates were
concentrated in the repre- entati0n OF the Nlll At''
ard XIVth Assembly Districts and thus could De
easily iii sposed OF by the " bouncing machine only
three OF tie twenty Assembly District organlza
tons of the United Labor party in New-iork sent
Socialists their delegates and from one OF these as
trics there delegate who was not SOCIALIST
and was therefore, permitted TO vote in the cohVeh-
ton As there are three delegates from each district
only eight Socialists therefore. had obtained chance
10 speak among the soventytwo delegates IRON new
York what they lacked in numbers they made mp In
noise and they protested against beng eIcudeu from
the convention. Mr.. McMackn presented to the
70 euutee the credentials ~ eight men who contested
the seats of the Socialists from the With, Atb ana
XfVth Assembly Districts The committee graveiy
acceI these aud the sky looked still darker ior inc
-ocalists By this time the Empire House Was filled
with delegates from all the Stste % the convrn
ton They waited anXiOusly outside OF the room IN
which the committee at work to learn whether
or not the Socialists would be excluded. Finally the
doors OF the committees room were thrown open and
this edict was issued against the Socialists:
The Joint Committee on the State Convention in
issuing delegate cards to the Assembly districts from
which oontesting delegations have presented them
selves 10 wit the Vlllth, Xth, and AlVth Assembly
Districts OF NewYork County, as well as any other
contestants who may hereafter present themselves,
desire TO announce that they in sense admit that
anv OF tho contcsting delegations, or he Individual
members thereof have any rights IA such delegates
II being the intention of the Committee on Calling
the State Convention merely to grant the contestants
ton. without any participation in The temporary or
g.nzatiOn thereof, either of voice or vote, all ques
ton, arising between said contesting delegations are
TO he referred the Committee on Credentials OF the
conycntion when appointed.
The Socialists heard the news with downcast feat
Will you accept your exclusion from the conVen-
ton peacelbly !" asked a TRIBUNE corresI Iondent OF
Mr. Scbevitch.
/" will" he replied, " If my exclusion is brought
about In a just manner"
They say that the constitution of The Socialist
Labor party torbids your belonging TO any other
party"
" It does" replied Mr. Schevitch. But the name
itself Is a missioner We are not political party III
any true sense OF the term and when State organl
zation meets at Buffalo September IL, shall m'ye
that the name vf the party bo changed and that its
constitution modified that can belong to any
political party. The organization is social and not
a partisan one."
A CONVENTION OF AMERICANS.
Alhambra Rink had been chosen as the ball in
which to hold the convention. Recently stage was
erected in the rink, with scenery and other aDpoint
ments OF q theatre. When the delegates began pour
Tug into the hall at noon, they found the
stage set with n scene palpably intended
to convey to the imagination the beautiful
oities that will adorn the eartn when the Unted
Labor party swsys the government OF nations IL
was a city of marble and gold with great domes ana
oedly tree electric lights free natural gas ana
tree dwellings that was depicted AT the PACK o tne
stage while grand trees representing doubtless part
OF free small parks, shown in the foreground
The officer OF the conventon did not hide with ther
forms this beautiful picture. stage had been
erected at the side of the hail. aud seats had bee''
placed facing It, large American flag covered the
wall back OF the charnans desk aud ons noticed ,n"t
many OF tho delegates w,r' red. white ana oiue
ribbon attached to a buttont ole OF their coats.
We Wish to show" said John McMackin who
wore one of these ,d2es, That this Is convention
OF Americans II mas been slanderously said that
foreigner. would control our convention. Well the
nnmb.r nj th-se badges show whether not Ameri
cans run the convention" Three banners OF the
United Labor party hung at the back OF the stage.
Upon white grand in golden letters there we're IN
scribed three sentences from DR.. McGynn's speeches